- The Willie P Bennet Memorial event went off hitchless, magnificent, and a credit to the participants. Goddess bless the James Bay Coffee House and all who frequent it! Paul and I got through the set without embarrassing ourselves and Paul received praise for his fingerpicking.
- Peggy showed up the second we cleared the door of the coffee house. I hugged her twice, I was so happy to see her. And she crashed her at my folks’ and then I got her to the ferry for the 7 am (which was the reason she crashed here, because if she’d stayed at Pondside that would have been somewhat harder logistically).
- Yesterday after we made town I saw the Pondside crew and met a small horde of Devon Rex cats. I didn’t understand their charm until I met them. I nearly kidnapped Spice; what a cat! Suki recognized me and sucked up to me something fierce.
- I gave Juliana a copy of the Interfilk auction video I took in January. w))t! No, you may not see it. Private. Also screechingly hilarious. Ha.
- John introduced us to the Blue Nile, an Ethiopian Buffet restaurant on Head Street in Esquimalt. Man, the food was AWESOME and I am so glad to have had njera again. That is some seriously great bread.
- My folks are doing famously and we and Paul are going to head to Granny’s place and have lunch with her today, and then leave for the ferry from there.
- All in all so far this weekend has been a spectacular success and I wish I could put the feeling I got when I saw Peggy in a bottle and uncork it whenever I feel sad. I thought my heart would burst with joy when I turned and saw her with her best mischievous expression.
- Peggy brought Tom’s blackberry jelly, two jars. Loki pronounces himself well satisfied with a house guest who only appears to deposit blackberry jelly on his kitchen table (he didn’t see her as we were in late and out so early).
- Did I mention the Willie P memorial was a rousing success? That was, after all, the point of the exercise. But it seems that we may weave extra happiness into our days by availing ourselves of the fleeting opportunities as they pass, and by feeling grateful. I know that I’m very, very grateful right now. For my health, my family, my job, my friends…. and frankly, screw the weather. You can’t have everything.
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> You can’t have everything.
Indeed. Where would you put it? (Steven Wright)